Assisted Suicide - the facts

Victorians - get the facts!

No case for legalising assisted suicide can be made on the basis that this is the only possible response to Victorians facing unrelievable pain. Rather Victorians need universal access to gold standard palliative care which can alleviate pain, including using palliative sedation as a last resort.

The actual proposal for legalising assisted suicide would cover subjective, existential suffering, including fear of being a burden on others.

It would pose a very real threat to the disabled, the elderly, those with mental health issues and those Victorians, including young people, struggling with suicidal ideation.

Like capital punishment, legalising assisted suicide is not safe and cannot be made safe for all Victorians.

Legalising assisted suicide is unnecessary, unsafe and bad public policy.

Get the facts!

HOPE has prepared a series of FACT SHEETS looking at assisted suicide from a number of important perspectives.